Organisations and Initiatives
Grow Wild £2000 COMMUNITY GRANT
Grow Wild will be awarding 23 groups with £2000 to transform urban spaces across Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.
Organisations and Initiatives
Events
Join our Live Spotlight: Parisa Wright - Greener & Cleaner
Join us for an inspiring and interactive session with Parisa Wright, founder of Greener & Cleaner. What started as a meetup above a pub is now helping influence government policy.
Guides
How to find your people to start taking action together
ACTionism is the art of finding your people and taking collective action. But how exactly do you find your people? Here's how others did it. We've talked to community members and groups to collate how they did it - so you can find your people!
Events
Join our Live Spotlight ACTionism Call: Zero Waste Parties - Turning your values into community action
Join us for an inspiring conversation with two changemakers who turned their frustrations into thriving movements, because the best community movements start with people who decide enough is enough - and then show others it can be different by coming together and taking collective action.
Organisations and Initiatives
Cooperation Hull - Top 8 tips for starting a community powered group of ACTionists
Cooperation Hull is pioneering a grassroots movement that embodies the very essence of ACTionism - the belief that ordinary people have the power to create extraordinary change when they come together with purpose. Through their innovative People's Assemblies, they're replacing traditional party politics with people power,
Events
ACTionism Spotlight: Emma Bearman - Playful Anywhere
We were delighted to host this inspiring spotlight call with Emma Bearman, founder of Playful Anywhere, a Leeds-based Community Interest Company that works with communities to transform their relationship with place and space. Emma described play as a "Trojan horse" - a powerful tool that opens up deeper
Organisations and Initiatives
Fundraising ACTionist needed
We're looking for someone with fundraising and partnership skills to help our small volunteer-led team secure funding. We're excited to have started on this journey, and are already seeing and hearing so many positive things about what we've created so far with no budget!
Guides
POL.IS LEARNINGS
(FROM RE-ACTION’S ØUTDOORS 2.0 PROJECT) Pol.is is a great tool for understanding how large groups feel about a topic. It is also great at finding consensus on what should be done in response to a problem. Set-up Topic * Give it a catchy subject (we used ‘re-imagining....) Description
Reflections
Stop Waiting, Start Acting: It's time to find your people and the joy in taking collective action
Yesterday (May 19) was Earth Overshoot Day in the UK. In short, if everyone on Earth lived like we do in Britain, we'd have already exhausted all the natural resources our planet can regenerate in an entire year - and we're only in May. But hold
Organisations and Initiatives
CanTeam
CanTeam is an after-school social dining initiative co-designed with young people to bring families and local communities together over nutritious food and engaging activities.
Guides
Social Cinema
Hosting a 99p Films Social Cinema Night is a powerful way to foster community connections, inspire action, and encourage meaningful discussion. Here is a step-by-step guide to facilitate a respectful thought provoking audience-led discussion.